Metropolitan Police in London apologized for an officer's comment to a visibly Jewish man at a pro-Palestinian demonstration.
Metropolitan Police in London have apologised after a video emerged showing one of their officers telling a visibly Jewish man that he was "openly Jewish" and concerned about the reaction to his presence at a pro-Palestinian demonstration. The officer's comments are described as "hugely regrettable" by Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist, who says the language used was a "poor choice of words" and that it was not the basis on which decisions are made. Campaign Against Antisemitism chief executive Gideon Falter, who was stopped from crossing the road by police, said that his presence was "antagonising" and that the police's policy seems to be that law-abiding Jewish Londoners should not be in the areas where these marches are taking place, suggesting no-go zones for Jews.